Enjoy this article that is sharing the various Appreciations received by our Sahaja Yoga Meditation Network team of volunteers during the Festival of Inner Lights 2024

Volunteers from Sahaja Yoga Meditation Network become Burlington City’s Cultivators of Joy

As we celebrated One Year milestone with 100 Seeds of Joy we also honoured one of our own, the latest Cultivator of Joy, who was surprised by our choice – Dewduni.

We will dedicate a separate article to enjoy the various aspects of the Festival of Inner Lights 2024. There is so much to share about the amazing musical performances and other key items on the Agenda.

100 Seeds of Joy community initiative was launched in 2023 here in Halton by Sahaja Yoga Meditation Network. It received accolades from two members of the Parliament, together representing our beloved Halton community.

We opened the first free meditation classes here in the Halton region: 19 years back in Burlington when I moved in with family – Romanian immigrants. Aboout one year later, I already had a team of volunteers and we opened weekly free meditation classes in Oakville, then in Milton/Mississauga followed by Niagara Falls and later even in Barrie. However, the dynamic core of our group of volunteers is here in Halton. Along these years we collaborated with many community partners and social forces that care for our community.

Enjoy a few snapshots from the Local News and around about our activities in 2023

Precisely one year ago, on December 1st, when is also Romania’s National Day, the Community Advisory Group for BurlingtonToday was announced in the local media with this group photo; one member is also a proud Romanian-Canadian and a Cultivator of Joy with SYMN volunteers.

Let’s get back to the Festival of Inner Lights and to the Appreciation received from our two MPs

We had the pleasure of meeting several times with the following two members of parliament, at times in the Halton community which we all serve, in our own specific ways;other times, we were honoured to welcome them as special guests to our own events.

Because they actually know us and what we do, their words matter.

We take their words of appreciation, encouragement and support, to heart.

They know how much we love our community and how genuine is our dedication in all our volunteers activities.

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Address received by Sahaja Yoga Meditation Network team of volunteers from Karina Gould, Member of Parliament and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

We received last year during the Festival of Inner Lights 2023 another accolade from the honourable MP Gould, we are happy to share it in the following posting; last year the MP was able to participate in person and to hand out Ioana (representing the volunteers from Sahaja Yoga Meditation Network) the Felicitation of great work, also on behalf of the Governement of Canada and the Prime-Minister. Thank you, much appreciated!

(click when you want to see the details) “Incredible Work!” Felicitations from the Government of Canada and from around the World

We also had the great pleasure and honor to have among us during the Festival of Inner Lights 2024 a respected member of our Halton community, who we met with on other ocassions, social and community events. Effie Triantafilopoulos is a member of the provincial parliament of Ontario and she offered a speech in front of the audience and an accolade to honor our volunteers from Sahaja Yoga Meditation Nework. Thank you Effie!

Address from the Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario – Effie Triantafilopoulos

Enjoy the first two short video-clips (each one shares different aspects from the Festival too)

The Address from MPP Effie T for the 100 Seeds of Joy community initiative (1 year milestone)

Always Honouring our Spiritual Teacher and Source of Inspiration: Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

In March 2023 we were inspired by the 100th Birthday Celebration of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi – the founder of Sahaja Yoga Meditation – to launch the 100 Seeds of Joy community initiative

We are very grateful to received appreciation and support from such respected members of our community. We hope that next year we meet again and celebrate together many other beautiful realizations in our beloved Halton community.

Enjoy – you can sing or dance along too – this article is dedicated also to Romania’s National Day that is celebrated today on December 1st:

A Wave of Joy was Unleashed in Burlington by Romanian Christmas Carols and Iranian Hora Dance

Take a Virtual Walk through Romania .. and Meditate

Drop a comment if you wish. Explore the Links. More articles about this event are coming!

A personal note for all Romanians today:

I honour Romania’s National Day today on December 1st. I will be forever grateful to my Romanian roots. There, in Romania, I met Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi when I was a student and started to benefit from Sahaja Yoga Meditation practice. It helped me in all aspects of my life . Also, I started volunteering in sharing this pragmatic knowledge with those that were aiming for their self-realization.. A shout out to Adriana, a friend of mine who is teaching (in her spare time) sahaja yoga meditation in Bucharest. I took this photo,when I visited Romania about two years ago. Enjoy the Articles about Romania!

I honor all Romanians that are good people and do good wherever they are, thus, honoring the country that gave us the roots.

Wishing you a Happy Romania Day to all Romanians wherever you are!